by Research Team | Dec 23, 2014 | Health News
The holidays can be anything but joyous for people with allergies when they contend with fresh trees, scented candles and other allergy triggers. “The dust from the boxes and on the decorations that have been packed away in dank basements or dusty attics is...
by Research Team | Dec 23, 2014 | Health News
El Paso residents won’t be able to smoke or use electronic cigarettes at all city-owned facilities, including bus stops, playgrounds and parks. ) the city passed the state’s most stringent anti-smoking law in 2001, but the ban focused on prohibiting...
by Research Team | Dec 23, 2014 | Health News
The Minnesota Department of Health said Monday around 40 outbreaks of the foodborne illness have been reported since the start of November. The settings include schools, restaurants, nursing homes and private gatherings.
by Research Team | Dec 23, 2014 | Health News
Doctors used tiny pacemaker style devices embedded in the necks of patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis to “hack” into their nervous systems. The implant – whose effects were exclusively demonstrated to Sky News – fires bursts of...
by Research Team | Dec 23, 2014 | Health News
An elderly woman from the Pomona Valley is the first in Los Angeles County to die from the flu so far this season, public health officials said Monday, adding she had underlying medical conditions. “Even though we are well within flu season it’s not too late to...
by Research Team | Dec 22, 2014 | Health News
The Genomic Medicine Centres are the heart of the 100,000 Genomes Project, a bold plan to map 100,000 complete genetic codes of patients. Scientists and doctors hope the A 300 million initiative will transform medicine by uncovering DNA data that can be used to...